Name: Alex Andrejev

Affiliation: The Athletic

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Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Dear UConn Records Officer,

Pursuant to Connecticut open records laws, I am requesting copies of the following records in electronic format on a rolling basis as they are cleared for release:

— All emails, including attachments, to or from David Benedict (athleticdirector@uconn.edu) with any of the following non-case sensitive keywords: “Grunwald,” “separation,” “complaint,” “resign,” OR “reprimand” between August 28, 2018, to August 28, 2019. Please exclude documents from news aggregators or other similar bulk content services.

— All emails, including attachments, to or from Warde Manuel (athleticdirector@uconn.edu, warde.manuel@uconn.edu) with any of the following non-case sensitive keywords: “Strauss-O'Brien,” “O'Brien,” “separation,” “complaint,” “resign,” OR “reprimand” between September 12, 2013, to September 12, 2014. Please exclude documents from news aggregators or other similar bulk content services.

— Documentation related to any closed investigation(s) of Kris Grunwald and/or Holly Strauss-O'Brien for misconduct connected to employment with the University of Connecticut, including but not limited to complaints, reprimands, and evaluations contained in personnel file(s) as “final determinations.”

This records request is being filed in pursuit of a time-sensitive news story. Therefore, I ask that my request be expedited. When completing this request, please prioritize whichever records would take the least amount of time to be located and released. I would like these records in electronic format, sent via email or other digital method, and again, please release documents on a rolling basis, as they become available.

If you determine that any of the information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, I ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary, and if so, whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any of the information is exempt and will not be disclosed.

Also, I am a member of the news media as a reporter for The Athletic, and the requested documents are in the public interest and will not be used for commercial purposes. Therefore, I ask that all fees be waived in the processing of my request. If fees associated with this request will be in excess of $25, kindly notify me in advance of fulfilling this request.

I appreciate your prompt attention. Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,
Alex Andrejev

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